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Shoulder Arthroscopy with Subacromial Spacer Implant

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS C9781

Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with implantation of subacromial spacer (e.g., balloon), includes debridement (e.g., limited or extensive), subacromial decompression, acromioplasty, and biceps tenodesis when performed

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy with Subacromial Spacer Implant cost?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28,840 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28,840$15,136 to $38,019
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,512 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,333Professionalmedian $28,840 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $42,658
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $3,890professional $28,840

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$19,054.61
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Michigan than in Arkansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 43rd of 51

$3,890

MI $15,136AR $2,188

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.